Operation Linebacker I

Operation Linebacker I was a US bombing campaign in North Vietnam which occurred from 9 May to 23 October 1972 in retaliation for the Easter Offensive of the Vietnam War.

In response to the successful North Vietnamese offensive against South Vietnam, US air power successfully disrupted NVA resupply efforts and bombed tactical targets inside North Vietnam, thereby halting the communist operation. Linebacker I was the first continuous bombing effort conducted against North Vietnam since Operation Rolling Thunder in 1968, and it was followed up with Operation Linebacker II in December.